‘If we burn … then what?’ A new book asks why a decade of mass protest has done so little to change things
- Written by: Christopher Pollard, Tutor in Sociology and Philosophy, Deakin University
In 2010, in response to ongoing ill-treatment by police, a fruit vendor performed an act of self-immolation in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. This set off an uprising that led to the removal of dictator Ben Ali and a process to rewrite the constitution in a democratic direction.
Inspired by this, huge demonstrations against police brutality erupted in...